CN1590448A - Resins containing ionic or ionizable groups with small domain sizes and improved conductivity - Google Patents

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CN1590448A
CN1590448A CNA200410055705XA CN200410055705A CN1590448A CN 1590448 A CN1590448 A CN 1590448A CN A200410055705X A CNA200410055705X A CN A200410055705XA CN 200410055705 A CN200410055705 A CN 200410055705A CN 1590448 A CN1590448 A CN 1590448A
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Abstract

A polymer blend is described which contains at least one acrylic resin or vinyl resin having at least one ionic or ionizable group, and at least one additional polymer. The polymer has small domain sizes with respect to the acrylic resin or vinyl resin. The polymer blend preferably has improved conductivity when formed into a film. Preferably, the polymer blends are useful in a variety of applications including in the formation of a membrane which is useful in batteries and fuel cells. Methods of making the polymer blends are also described.

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Little and the improved resin that contains ionic group or ionogen of electroconductibility of domain sizes
The application requires U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.60/491 formerly, and the right of priority of 005 (applying date is on July 30th, 2003), this application are drawn in full and be reference.
Invention field
The present invention relates to fluoropolymer resin, for example more specifically relate to the fluoropolymer and the non-perfluorinated polymers resin (also being known as " polyelectrolyte (polyelectrolyte) ") that contain ionic group or ionogen, they can be used for multiple product, for example polyelectrolyte film and other thermoplastic article.The invention still further relates to the preparation method and its usage of these resins.
Background technology
The perfluorocarbon ion-exchange membrane provides the cation transport of height, and has been widely used as ion-exchange membrane.The polymerization plasma exchange membrane can be called solid polymer electrolyte or polymer exchange membrane (PEM).Because the strict demand of fuel cells applications, the most frequently used and commercially available film is by perfluor sulfonation Nafion , Flemion And Aciplex Polymer.But it is reported and the document record, exist many limitation to hinder the further commercialization of this technology though these films are functional.In addition, the performance that these polymeric films are used for geseous fuel is better than being used for liquid fuel, and this mainly is because the liquid fuel infiltration descends battery performance.The chemical resistant properties of film and physical strength are important performances for the application of fuel cell.In fact, film to bear usually that high pressure is poor, hydration-dewatering cycle and other exacting terms.And when film extremely thin (for example thickness is less than 50 microns), it is particularly important that physical strength becomes.In addition, if be applied to fuel cell or store battery, film need be in the strongly-acid medium that temperature can reach 200 ℃, and owing to the existence of metal ion (being solvent sometimes) is in oxidation and/or reducing environment.This environmental requirement film possesses chemical resistant properties, anti-electrochemistry and thermostability.
At present, many fluoropolymer membranes have following one or more shortcomings:
I) liquids and gases see through the high permeability (crossover) of film;
Ii) the heterogeneous mixing of fluorinated polymer and other polymkeric substance causes performance to reduce;
Iii) chemical resistant properties deficiency when some liquid fuel exists;
Iv) anti-electrochemistry is poor;
The uneven distribution that v) lacks sulfonation group;
Vi) bad mechanical property; And/or
Vii) poor heat stability.
The United States Patent (USP) 4,295,952 of de Nora etc. relates to cationic membrane, and it has vinylbenzene, Vinylstyrene and is selected from least a formed partly sulfonated ter-polymers in 2-vinyl pyridine, 4-vinylpridine and/or the vinylformic acid.
The United States Patent (USP) 5,679,482 of Enrenberg etc. relates to the fuel cell that comprises the ion-conducting membrane that contains ionic group.The polymkeric substance that forms this film contains useful sulfonated reagent sulfonated vinylbenzene.Sulfonation can take place on monomer or polymkeric substance.
United States Patent (USP) 5,795,668 have described a kind of fuel cell, and it contains use Nafion The MEA of the enhancing ion exchange polymer film (PEM) of base polymer.This PEM is based on fluoridizing the porous supporting course and strengthening ion-exchange membrane, and equivalent is about 500-2000, and preferred loading capacity is 0.5-2 milliequivalent/gram dried resin.This porous supporting course is made by certain PTFE (tetrafluoroethylene) and PTFE multipolymer.This film is that side chain contains-CF 2CF 2SO 3The (per) fluoropolymer of H.Known from document, Nafion Mechanical failure can take place and the problem of liquid infiltration is arranged in base polymer in methanol fuel cell.
The WO 97/41168 of Rusch relates to the multi-layered ion-exchange composite membranes that contains ion exchange resin, and this resin is as fluoridizing or the polystyrene-based sulfonate and the sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene of nonfluorinated.
WO 98/20573 A1 describes a kind of fuel cell, and it contains highly fluorinated lithium ion exchange polymer dielectric film (PEM).This PEM is based on the ion-exchange membrane that sucks non-protonic solvent.
WO 98/22989 has described the polymeric membrane that contains polystyrolsulfon acid and poly-(vinylidene fluoride), and it can reduce methanol permeability (methanol crossover) in the application of direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC).But described mixed with polymers method can not provide acceptable blend, and the sulfonation procedure complexity.
Holmberg etc. (J.Material Chem. (1,996 6 (8), 1309) has described the manufacture method of proton conductive membrane, it by illumination with styrene-grafted to the PVDF film, use the chlorsulfonic acid sulfonation then.In this invention, because sulfonation group can introduce with sulfonated monomers, so do not need sulfonation procedure.
United States Patent (USP) 6,252,000 relates to fluorinated ionic exchange/non-functional polymer's blend.Object lesson comprises the blend of perfluorination sulfonic acid fluoride polymkeric substance/(CTFE-perfluor dioxolane) multipolymer.
WO 99/67304 relates to the aromatics perfluorinated ionomers, is made by sulfonated aromatic perfluorinated monomer and acrylic monomer copolymerization.This sulfonation group is present in fluoridizing in the chains of aromatic of polymkeric substance.
United States Patent (USP) 6,025,092 relates to VDF monomer and sulfonated monomers polymeric perfluorinated ionomers.
(J.Membrane Sci. such as Moore, 1992,75,7) described a kind of ionomeric method of perfluorinated sulfonate for preparing the melt-processable form, this method uses the tetrabutylammonium counter ion of large volume to obtain required melt flowability as inner softening agent.
Boucher-Sharma etc. (J.Appl.Polym.Sci.1999,74,47) have described use and have been used by the pervaporation of the butenol aqueous solution of the laminated film of the PVDF composition of sulfonation (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-polyphenylene oxide) polymer-coated.Then, make polyphenylene oxide and aliphatic substituent quaternary ammonium cation carry out ion-exchange with multiple chain length.
United States Patent (USP) 6,011,074 relates to the use quaternary ammonium cation strengthens the ionomeric ion-exchange performance of perfluorination sulfonation.
Berezina (Russian J.Electrochemistry, 2002,38 (8), 903) has described tetraalkylammonium salt for comprising Nafion -117 and the transmission parameter of the perfluorinated membranes of MF-4SK and the influence of structural parameter.It is found that the specific absorption of organic ion makes water bunch division, the side segmental elasticity of polymkeric substance reduce, thereby reduced the proton conductive of polymeric film significantly.
Pasternac etc. (J.Polym.Sci.A:Polym.Chem., 1991,29 (6), 915) relate to C 2-C 4Using of the pervaporation membrane of alkane confirmed to work as Nafion When-117 usefulness bromination tetra-allkylammoniums are handled, along with the increase separating factor of the organic chain length of counter ion also increases.
The European patent 143 of Smith etc., 605A2 have been described and a kind of film is carried out cationic exchange with tetraalkyl ammonium ion and expands to obtain the method for electrolysis with film by do stretching.
(J.Polym.Sci, B such as Feldheim; Polym.Physics, 1993,31 (8), 953) show that the thermostability of Nafion  and the character of counter ion have very confidential relation.The document has been studied metal-salt and alkylammonium salt, finds that the thermostability of film improves with the reduction of counter ion size.This reverse-power of thermostability and counter ion size is because the interactional intensity of sulfonate-counter ion has a strong impact on initial decomposition reaction.
Moore etc. have also studied the neutralizing effect of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide to Nafion  in many pieces of documents.For example, referring to Polymer Chemistry, 1992,31 (1), 1212; Polymer Chemistry, 1995,36 (2), 374, J.Polym.Sci.B:Polym.Physics, 1995,33 (7), 1065, and Macromolecules, 2000,33,6031.
In addition, also have document record sulfonation acrylic polymers or sulfonated ethylene based polyalcohol to can be used for for example super-absorbent, diaper and contact lens.(referring to J.Mater.Chem., 1996,6 (a), 1309 and Ionics, 1997,3,214.Yet), the product that these documents are not described these types can be used as polyelectrolyte film etc.All the elements of all above-mentioned patents, document and patent application are all drawn and are reference, and form the application's a part.
Therefore, need overcome one or more multinomial these limitation, and will develop the film that can be used for fuel liquid battery.More specifically be to need the exploitation polyelectrolyte directly to prepare film by water dispersion or the aqueous solution or nonaqueous dispersion or non-aqueous solution.In addition, also need to provide synthetic composition and method and contain sulfonation or the using method of the water dispersion of other functionality polyelectrolyte or nonaqueous dispersion.In addition, also need to provide the method for easier and environmental sound.In addition, those skilled in the art more wishes to have a kind of chemical resistant properties and the higher polyelectrolyte film of physical strength.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide and have the more polyelectrolyte of high conductivity.
Another object of the present invention provides a kind of polyelectrolyte, and wherein acrylic resin and/or Vinylite are evenly distributed in second polymkeric substance (as fluoropolymer) so that bunch or the territory very little, preferably almost can't be detected.
Another object of the present invention provides the polyelectrolyte with ionic functional group.
Another object of the present invention provides the polyelectrolyte film with high chemical resistance and/or physical strength.
Another object of the present invention provides the polymkeric substance that can form polyelectrolyte film as a kind of component, and it can overcome above-mentioned one or more shortcoming, for example avoids seeing through the high Test Liquid Permeability of Core of film.
Another object of the present invention provides the film that can directly be prepared by the dispersion or the solution of polymkeric substance.
Another object of the present invention provides the polyelectrolyte that need not independent sulfonation procedure.
Another object of the present invention provides polyelectrolyte film and uses the fuel cell of this film, preferably shows the fuel permeability of reduction and/or the regional resistance (areal resistance) of reduction.
Thereby another object of the present invention provides the film that thickness reduces improvement performances such as obtaining fuel permeability reduction and/or regional resistance reduction.
For reaching these and other advantage, and according to the object of the invention that this paper embodied and described, the present invention relates to a kind of polymkeric substance or blend polymer, it contains at least a acrylic resin and/or Vinylite, and wherein acrylic resin and/or Vinylite have at least a ionic group or ionogen (as sulfonation group).The domain sizes of acrylic resin and/or Vinylite in polymkeric substance or the blend polymer (domain size) is 500nm or littler preferably.The equivalent of polymkeric substance (EW) preferably is about 200-8,000.
The invention still further relates to a kind of polymkeric substance or blend polymer, it contains at least a acrylic resin and/or Vinylite, and wherein acrylic resin and/or Vinylite have at least a ionic group or ionogen.This polymkeric substance or blend polymer better are that electric conductivity is 20mS/cm or bigger when forming film, and being more preferably electric conductivity is 50mS/cm or bigger, for example 50-200mS/cm.
The invention still further relates to the method for polyelectrolyte phase tubercle (nodule) size in a kind of control fluoropolymer matrix, and/or use ammonium salt to come the method for the proton conductive of controlling diaphragm by part in the preparation polyelectrolyte.The consumption of ammonium salt and type can have influence on the form and the homogeneity thereof of polyelectrolyte film.
The invention still further relates to a kind of composition, it comprises a) at least a polymkeric substance and b with acrylic acid or the like and/or vinyl units and at least a ionic group or ionogen of blend) polymer product of at least a additional polymer, wherein polymkeric substance a) with polymkeric substance b) be different.Additional polymer can be any compatible polymers, for example thermoplastic polymer (as thermoplastic non-perfluorinated polymers or fluoropolymer).The domain sizes of acrylic resin and/or Vinylite preferably is about 500nm or littler in polymkeric substance or the blend polymer.And/or, when said composition formed film, its electric conductivity was 20mS/cm or bigger.
The invention still further relates to a kind of composition, it comprises a) at least a polymerizable propenoic acid and/or vinyl monomer and at least a at least a ionic group or ionogen or the polymer product of both monomer in the presence of dispersion medium of comprising of containing.This polymkeric substance preferably equivalent (EW) is about 200-8, and 000, better be about 900-1,400.The acrylic resin in this polymkeric substance or the blend polymer and/or the domain sizes of Vinylite be 500nm or lower preferably.And/or, when said composition formed film, its electric conductivity was 20mS/cm or bigger.
The invention still further relates to the preferred approach of preparation above-mentioned composition, be included in the dispersion medium at least a polymerizable propenoic acid and/or vinyl monomer and at least a monomer that contains at least a ionic group or ionogen of containing carried out polyreaction.This method comprises: the polymkeric substance that contains acrylic acid or the like and/or vinyl is contacted with ammonium compound Huo phosphonium compounds so that An Huo Phosphonium counter ion are connected on ionic group or the ionogen.This method also comprises makes polymkeric substance and at least a additional polymer (preferably fluoropolymer) blend with acrylic acid or the like and/or vinyl units and at least a ionic group or ionogen.With ammonium compound (as ammonium salt) Huo phosphonium compounds (such as phosphonium salt) handle can with the additional polymer blend before, in the blend process, and/or after the blend.After blend, using the processing and film forming of ammonium compound Huo phosphonium compounds, can remove An Huo Phosphonium counter ion from ionic group or ionogen.Then, it is crosslinked that this film is carried out, and is cross-linked to any degree of crosslinking so that have the polymkeric substance and the described additional polymer of acrylic acid or the like and/or vinyl units and at least a ionic group or ionogen.If use crosslinkedly, preferably before removing ammonium or Phosphonium counter ion, carry out crosslinked.
The invention still further relates to a kind of polymkeric substance or blend polymer, it contains at least a acrylic resin and/or Vinylite, wherein acrylic resin and/or Vinylite have at least a ionic group or ionogen, this group has at least a An Huo Phosphonium counter ion, for example alkylammonium or Wan Ji Phosphonium counter ion.Preferably, also exist at least a additional polymer (as fluoropolymer or nonfluorinated polymers) to form blend.
The invention still further relates to a kind of composition, said composition comprise at least a polymkeric substance of blend a) and at least a additional polymer b) polymer product, polymkeric substance a) contains acrylic acid or the like and/or vinyl units and at least a ionic group or ionogen, this group has at least a ammonium counter ion Huo Phosphonium counter ion, alkylammonium counter ion for example, polymkeric substance a) with additional polymer b) be different.
In addition, the invention still further relates to a kind of polyelectrolyte film, it comprise at least a acrylic resin with at least a ionic group or ionogen and/or Vinylite or both, and at least a additional polymer.The preferably about 200-2 of the amount of described ionic group or ionogen, 500EW.The methanol permeability of this polyelectrolyte film is preferably 5 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s or lower, and/or to have regional resistance be 0.3 Ω cm 2Or it is lower.In addition, the thickness of polyelectrolyte film can be about 10 mils or lower, is more preferably to be about 0.5 to 5 mil.
The invention still further relates to the polyelectrolyte film that contains polymkeric substance of the present invention or composition, also relate to the fuel cell, battery or other device that contain polyelectrolyte film of the present invention.
In addition, the present invention relates to comprise the membrane electrode assembly of above-mentioned polyelectrolyte film, relate to the fuel cell that uses this membrane electrode assembly.
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Fig. 1 is the SEM photo with blend polymer of the acrylic resin of at least a ionic group or ionogen or Vinylite and at least a thermoplastic fluoropolymer.This blend polymer makes by existing technology, and its domain sizes is 1, more than the 000nm.
Fig. 2 is the SEM photo of a kind of blend polymer of the present invention, and the domain sizes of demonstration is lower than 500nm, and this domain sizes almost can't detect.
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The perfluorinate polyelectrolyte film is used to provide the cation transport of height, is widely used as amberplex. Ion exchange polymer film is known as solid polymer electrolyte or polymer exchange membrane (PEM).
The most frequently used and commercially available film is Nafion  and Aciplex . Yet, almost do not have document to mention non-fluoridized polyelectrolyte film. This is because chemical resistance, anti-electrochemistry and the mechanical strength of film all are very important performances in the fuel cells applications. In fact, film can be subject to High Pressure Difference usually. In addition, mechanical strength becomes even more important when film very thin (being lower than 50 microns). When being used for fuel cell or battery, film is in the strong acid medium that temperature can reach 200 ℃, and in the presence of metal ion, solvent etc., therefore needs chemical resistance and the anti-electrochemistry of height. These requirements are satisfied with fluoridizing sill usually, because the intrinsic chemically-resistant of fluorinated material and anti-chemical property. Yet these films also have many limitation parts, the bad mechanical property when including but not limited to high temperature (in 70-200 ℃ the scope), infiltration problem, mechanical failure after hydration-dehydration iterative cycles. In addition, preparation perfluorinate polyelectrolyte needs a plurality of steps, comprises expensive chemical technology. The chemical technology of developing a kind of simple cheap will reduce the commercialization obstacle of fuel cell.
The present invention is that the invention described in the U.S. Patent application of US2003/0064267A1 improves to publication number, the latter has described a kind of blend polymer, and it contains at least a acrylic resin or vinylite and at least a thermoplastic fluoropolymer with at least a ionic group or ionogen. In addition, the present invention also is the U.S. Patent application 10/383 on March 6th, 2003 to the applying date, 026 improves, the latter has described a kind of blend polymer, it contains at least a acrylic resin or vinylite and at least a non-perfluorinated polymers with at least a ionic group or ionogen, and this non-perfluorinated polymers can comprise partially fluorinated polymer or the polymer of not fluoridizing. These two pieces of applications are all drawn in full at this and are reference, form the application's a part. Although these two pieces described inventions of application are very useful and improved the state of prior art, still need in the art to provide a kind of more closely blend so that the domain sizes of various polymer (such as the domain sizes of acrylic resin or vinylite) is quite little so that in fact can't detect. As shown in Figure 1, it is a kind of SEM photo of blend polymer, this blend contains at least a acrylic resin or vinylite and a kind of thermoplastic fluoropolymer with at least a ionic group or ionogen, in the situation of amplifying, can see domain sizes in clear enough ground, this domain sizes usually surpasses 1,000nm. In order to attempt improving this technology, the invention provides a kind of blend polymer, it wants much tight, the domain sizes of acrylic resin or vinylite is lower than 1,000nm in the blend polymer, for example is lower than 500nm, being more preferably and being lower than 100 nm, is to be lower than 50nm well again. Shown in Figure 2 such as the application, use technology of the present invention, in fact can't detect domain sizes, thereby this technology has been made significant improvement. In addition, the conductance of the film that forms with blend polymer of the present invention also is significantly increased, and this can discuss in detail hereinafter.
The present invention relates to a kind of polyelectrolyte, it contains at least a acrylic resin and/or vinylite or polymer, and these resins or polymer have at least a ionic group or ionogen, for example sulfonation and/or phosphonic acids group. As a part of the present invention, at least a additional polymer can coexist with acrylic resin and/or vinylite, forms blend polymer. This additional polymer can be fluoropolymer ((per) fluoropolymer or non-perfluorinated polymers) or nonfluorinated polymers. Preferably, this additional polymer is at least a thermoplastic fluoropolymer. In another embodiment, polymer or its blend do not contain any perfluorinated polymers, perhaps can not contain fluoropolymer as a kind of selection yet. In one embodiment, the polyelectrolyte right and wrong are fluoridized, not with other polymer coexistence (namely do not exist with blend, in other words, non-perfluorinate polyelectrolyte uses separately). In another embodiment, the polyelectrolyte right and wrong are fluoridized, with one or more other polymer coexistences, for example as blend, for example can be the blends with the non-perfluorinated polymers of thermoplasticity. All hydrogen atoms that " perfluor (change) " is interpreted as linking to each other with carbon atom are all replaced by fluorine atom. In the present invention, optionally, some hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine, and perhaps all hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine. Therefore, can be partially fluorinated or do not fluoridize.
The invention still further relates to the blend polyelectrolyte a) and at least a additional polymer b) product of gained, polyelectrolyte a) have acrylic compounds or vinyl units or both, and have at least a ionic group or ionogen, described polyelectrolyte a) and additional polymer b) different.
The invention still further relates to a kind of composition, it comprises at least a monomer and at least a polymer product with at least a ionic group or ionogen or both monomer that contains polymerisable vinyl and/or acrylic compounds, and this polymerisation is preferably carried out in aqueous dispersion.
In other embodiment of above-mentioned embodiment and the application, acrylic resin in polymer or the blend polymer and/or the domain sizes of vinylite preferably are approximately 500nm or less, be more preferably 100nm or less, perhaps 75nm or less particularly preferably is 50nm or less. Domain sizes as herein described refers to maximum domain sizes and/or average domain sizes. In a better embodiment, alleged domain sizes is maximum domain sizes, but also can be average domain sizes. Other suitable domain sizes scope includes but not limited to: about 1-500nm, about 1-100nm, about 1-75nm, about 1-50nm, about 10-100nm, about 10-75nm, or about 10-50nm, or about 1-25nm, the perhaps arbitrary value between these sizes and scope. Say once again, these domain sizes refer to maximum domain sizes and/or average domain sizes. These domain sizes are the situation of blend formation film, layer or film preferably. And/or, polymer of the present invention or blend polymer are when forming film, and its conductance is preferably 20mS/cm or larger, be more preferably 50mS/cm or larger, again preferably 75mS/cm or larger, perhaps 100mS/cm or larger, perhaps about 20-300mS/cm. Other conductance scope includes but not limited to: about 50-200mS/cm, about 75-200mS/cm, about 80-180 mS/cm, about 90-175mS/cm, about 100-180mS/cm, and the arbitrary value between these content or scope. As mentioned above, polymer of the present invention or blend polymer can only have above-mentioned required conductance or have simultaneously above-mentioned domain sizes. Preferably, polymer of the present invention or blend polymer have preferred domain sizes and conductance simultaneously.
Blend polymer of the present invention can be above-mentioned or the described any types of mixtures that is formed by two kinds of polymer of specification full text. Preferred blend polymer is the tight blend of two kinds of polymer. For example, blend polymer can be at least part of blend polymer that covers on the another kind of polymer of a kind of polymer wherein. Preferably, in emulsion polymerisation or suspension polymerisation, fluoropolymer is covered by acrylic resin or vinylite, perhaps by at least a monomer that contains polymerizable propenoic acid or vinyl with at least aly contain polymer that at least a ionic group or ionogen or both monomer form as shell. As previously mentioned, but acrylic resin or vinylite partial coverage or all cover fluoropolymer in the preferred embodiment. Although adhering to except physical attachment (comprising chemical attachment) also within the scope of the present invention, adhere to preferably physical attachment between acrylic resin and fluoropolymer. In preferred embodiment, the granularity of particle generally is about the 90-500 nanometer, about 50-300 nanometer more preferably, and wherein the fluoropolymer amount can be about the 5-95 % by weight, and acrylic resin or vinylite amount are about the 95-5 % by weight. Preferably, the amount of fluoropolymer is about the 40-80 % by weight, and the amount of acrylic resin or vinylite is about 20-60 % by weight.
About fluoropolymer, this fluoropolymer can be the polymer of homopolymers or other type, can be the mixture of several fluoropolymers or the mixture of fluoropolymer and nonfluorinated polymers. The preferred thermoplastic fluoropolymer that uses. Preferably, the mixture of this fluoropolymer or fluoropolymer can be any fluoropolymer that can form with other component (other polymer that comprises existence) blend polymer. Preferred fluoropolymer is vinylidene fluoride polymer, such as foraflon. Other example of fluoropolymer includes but not limited to: contain the polyolefin of at least one fluorine atom, such as polyhexafluoropropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinyl fluoride or their combination. Preferred fluoropolymer is at least a polymer composition that contains the polyolefin formation of at least one fluorine atom that contains about 30-100 % by weight vinylidene fluoride and 0-70 % by weight, and described polyolefin for example is hexafluoropropene, tetrafluoroethene, trifluoro-ethylene (VF3), CTFE and/or PVF. The molecular weight that can comprise the fluoropolymer of homopolymers, copolymer, terpolymer, oligomer and other type polymer is preferably about 80,000 to 1,000,000MW, and more preferably about 100,000-500,000MW. Fluoropolymer can be used United States Patent (USP) 3,051,677; 3,178,399; 3,475,396; 3,857,827 and 5,093, the technology described in 427 prepares, and draws in full at this to be reference.
About acrylic resin or polymer, this polymer or resin preferably contain or with one or more of ionic groups or ionogen. The example of acrylic resin comprises the polymer (comprising copolymer, terpolymer, oligomer etc.) of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylate, methacrylate or acrylonitrile. Acrylic resin also can contain the combination of other repetitive and different alkyl acrylate, alkyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and acrylonitrile. For purposes of the invention, acrylic resin can comprise other polymerization single polymerization monomer, perhaps can be the mixture of two or more different acrylic resins, or also comprises non-acrylic resin, such as vinyl monomer and styrene monomer.
The example that can be used for the vinyl monomer of polyelectrolyte includes but not limited to: styrene, vinyl acetate, vinyl ethers, vinyl esters (such as Veo Va 9 and the Veo Va 10 of Shell company), propionate, new vinyl acetate acid, vinyl benzoate, stearic acid vinyl ester etc., and their combination. Preferably, at least a vinyl monomer or resin do not comprise aryl. In other words, preferred vinyl monomer, resin or polymer are non-aromatic vinylites. Therefore, preferred vinylite does not comprise styrene.
In addition, polyelectrolyte contains at least a ionic group (such as sulfonate radical or phosphonate radical) or ionogen (such as sulfonation group or phosphonic acids group or sulfonyl). Ionogen is the group that can form ion, such as cyclic amino acids, sultone, maleic anhydride, mercaptan, sulfide, phosphate (phosphalanes) etc. These groups can become the part of polyelectrolyte in any way, for example one or more contain ionic group or ionogen monomer in the presence of mix acrylic resin and/or vinylite. Perhaps, one or more monomers that are used to form polyelectrolyte can contain ionic group or ionogen. For the purpose of the present invention, ionic group or ionogen are not the acidic moieties of acrylic acid or vinylite (if you are using). Ionic group or ionogen are the groups except the acrylic acid that may the exist acrylic acid of aforesaid propylene acid resin or polymer (especially from).
Except above-mentioned component about acrylic resin and/or vinylite, acrylic resin and/or vinylite also can contain one or more optional additional monomers with any types of functional groups, perhaps also can in the presence of one or more optional additional monomers with any types of functional groups, form, as long as the overall forming process of these monomers and acrylic resin and/or vinylite is compatible.
As previously mentioned, preferred acrylic resin and/or vinylite are the polymerizates of several monomers, wherein a kind of monomer contains ionic group or ionogen, and another kind of monomer contains acrylic compounds unit and/or the vinyl units of acrylic resin and/or vinylite. More preferably, acrylic resin and/or vinylite are formed by following material polymerization: (1) alkyl acrylate, (2) alkyl methacrylate, (3) one or more copolymerisable monomers different with (2) from (1), (4) one or more contain the monomer of at least one functional group, (5) a kind of monomer that contains ionic group or ionogen is such as monomer sulfonation or phosphonic acids.
The example of alkyl acrylate (1) for example comprises, ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, acrylic acid pentyl ester, 2-EHA, Hexyl 2-propenoate, fluoroalkyl acrylate and their combination.
The example of copolymerisable monomer (3) for example comprises, conjugated diene (such as 1,3-butadiene, isoprene), aromatic series alkenyl compound (such as styrene, AMS, halogenated styrenes), divinyl hydrocarbon compound (such as divinylbenzene) and their combination.
The example of alkyl methacrylate (2) for example comprises: EMA, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid pentyl ester, 2-Ethylhexyl Methacrylate, hexyl methacrylate, methacrylic acid fluoroalkane ester and their combination.
Monomer (4) with functional group includes but not limited to: α, beta-unsaturated carboxylic acid (such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, itaconic acid); Vinyl esters compound, amide compound (such as acrylamide, Methacrylamide, N-methyl acrylamide, N-methylol methacrylamide, N-alkyl acrylamide, N-alkyl acryloyl group formamide, N-dialkyl methyl acrylamide, N-dialkyl group acrylamide); The monomer (such as hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxy-ethyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxy propyl methacrylate, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether acrylate) that contains hydroxyl; The monomer (such as glycidyl acrylate, GMA) that contains epoxide group; The monomer (such as γ-trimethoxy silane methacrylate, γ-triethoxysilane methacrylate) that contains silanol; The monomer (such as methacrylaldehyde), the thiazolinyl cyanide (such as acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile) that contain aldehyde. (4) monomer that comprises in can occur crosslinked. The example that crosslinked copolymerisable monomer can occur comprises: isobutyl group Methacrylamide, GMA, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate and trimethoxy silane methacrylate. Crosslinkedly need for improving mechanical performance and solvent resistance.
For some specialized application, but the polymer of available low-molecular-weight copolymerization or oligomer. And, if use the mixture of alkyl acrylate (1) and alkyl methacrylate (2), their ratio suitably should be adjusted to and reach desired properties.
Monomer (5) example that contains at least a ionic group or ionogen includes but not limited to: sulfo group propyl group acrylamide (acrylamid propyl sulfonate), vinyl phosphonate, vinyl sulfonic acid, methacrylic acid sulfo group propyl ester, methacrylic acid sulfo group ethyl ester. These monomers preferably use with their sour form or use with their salt derivative form. For example, in the inoculation emulsion polymerization, sulfonated monomer can in the phase I or second stage be mixed or two stages all mix. The amount of ionic group is preferably about 200-2500EW, about 200-1100EW more preferably, and wherein EW is equivalent, i.e. the polymer grams of every part of sulfonation unit. Can also use other amount.
The present invention contains at least a acrylic resin with at least a ionic group or ionogen or Vinylite or both polymer phase and is about 200-8 for the equivalent of acrylic resin or Vinylite, and 000,900-1 for example, 400.This monovalent scope can provide preferable film forming properties, and need not to re-use optional fluoropolymer.Polymkeric substance of the present invention can randomly form blend.Preferably, adopt conventional crosslinking technological to carry out crosslinked to polymkeric substance of the present invention.
Crosslinked can being undertaken by ordinary method includes but not limited to: from condensation, interpolation auxiliary crosslinking agent or cross-linking radiation.These technology all have detailed description in the literature, and are well known.Can take place to comprise N hydroxymethyl acrylamide, isobutoxy acrylamide, N-methylene-bisacrylamide and glycidyl methacrylate from the monomeric example of condensation cross-linking.The example of supplementary additive comprises free and end capped isocyanic ester, melamine, epoxide, carboxylate, carboxylic acid, organoalkoxysilane, siloxanes, aziridine and carbodiimide.But selecting catalyst is used for specific crosslinking process, and catalyzer comprises organotin, sulfonic acid or amine.The example of cross-linking radiation comprises electron beam, ultraviolet ray and gamma-rays.
The polyreaction that contains the monomeric mixture of polymerisable vinyl and/or acrylic acid or the like can be carried out separately, then with one or more polymer blendings, and perhaps polymerization in the presence of one or more polymkeric substance.The monomeric polyreaction that contains vinyl and/or acrylic acid or the like can be carried out with solution polymerization, mass polymerization, letex polymerization or other known polymerization process.
If contain polymerizable vinyl and/or the monomeric mixture of acrylic acid or the like ionic carries out polymerization separately, then with one or more polymer blendings, this blend can be carried out with multiple ordinary method, includes but not limited to: solution blending, extrude blend, latex blend etc.For solution blending, polymkeric substance solubilized or be dispersed in the solvent.The solvent that is used for polymkeric substance can be identical or different with the solvent that is used to contain acrylic acid or the like/vinyl ionic polymkeric substance.For example, blend can relate to the solution of two kinds of solvents, and perhaps a kind of powder joins a kind of solution of solvent, perhaps two kinds of polymkeric substance in same solvent, or other arbitrary combination.Used typical solvent comprises tetrahydrofuran (THF), acetone, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethyl formamide, N-Methyl pyrrolidone.For melt extruding blend, general extrusion temperature scope between 100-300 ℃, preferably about 150-250 ℃.Raw material can be extruded into partical or membranaceous.Under the situation of latex blend, available various ordinary method is mixed: acrylic acid or the like/vinyl latex and polymer latex can be mixed, perhaps acrylic acid or the like/vinyl polymer can be dispersed or dissolved in the polymer latex Ruzhong, or with other known blending means.Mixing can relate to two or more latex.The consumption of every kind of latex and character all to be adjusted to and obtain required physics and chemical property, and obtain desired EW.Under the situation of film in water (as directly making), can regulate the granularity and the solid content of one or more latex according to desired properties by latex.
For solvent polymeric, polymerization can use routine techniques to carry out.With the situation of another kind of polymer formation blend under, the used solvent of this blend polymer can be identical or different with acrylic acid or the like/vinyl polymer solvent for use.For example, blend can relate to the solution of two kinds of solvents, and perhaps a kind of powder joins a kind of solution of solvent, perhaps two kinds of polymkeric substance in same solvent, or other arbitrary combination.Used typical solvent comprises dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethyl formamide, N-Methyl pyrrolidone, Virahol, methyl alcohol etc.
Letex polymerization can be carried out under the condition identical with conventional emulsion polymerization.Preferably in seed latex, add tensio-active agent, polymerization starter, chain-transfer agent, pH regulator agent, add solvent and sequestrant at last.Under the suitable reaction conditions that enough pressure, temperature and time are provided, react, for example under barometric point, reacted about 0.5-6 hour in about 20-150 ℃ (more preferably from about 40-80 ℃) usually.
Under the particulate situation, the particulate granularity can be about 90nm or be less to 500nm or higher, is more preferably to be about 50-300nm, and wherein the amount of polymkeric substance is about 5-95 weight %, and the amount of acrylic resin or Vinylite is about 95-5 weight %.Letex polymerization can be carried out according to standard method, and these standard methods are batchwise polymerizations of originally using monomer dispersion; The semi-continuous polymerzation that the partial monosomy mixture adds continuously or in batches; Monomeric compound joins the successive polymerization in the aqueous polymer dispersion continuously or in batches in the reaction process.
Tensio-active agent can be negatively charged ion, positively charged ion and/or nonionogenic tenside and/or amphoterics.Tensio-active agent can use separately, or is used in combination two or more.Examples of anionic surfactants comprises higher alcohol sulfate salt (for example alkyl sodium sulfonate, sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate, sodium succinate, succsinic acid dialkyl sodium sulfonate, alkyl diphenyl base ether sodium disulfonate).The example of cats product comprises kelene yl pyridines or chlorination alkylammonium.The example of nonionogenic tenside comprises polyoxyethylene groups alkyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene groups alkyl ester, polyoxyethylene groups alkyl ester, polyoxyethylene groups alkyl phenyl ester, glyceryl ester, alkyl sorbitol dehydration ester and their derivative.The example of amphoterics comprises lauryl betaine.The also reactive emulsifier of available energy and above-mentioned monomer generation copolymerization (for example, Sodium styrene sulfonate, alkyl sodium sulfonate, arylalkyl sulfonic acid sodium etc.).The common consumption of tensio-active agent is about 0.05-5 weight part in per 100 parts by weight polymer particle total amounts, although also available other consumption.
Any can be in water medium (preferably in about 20-100 ℃ temperature range) initiator type of producing the free radical that is suitable for Raolical polymerizable all be preferably used as initiators for polymerization.They can use separately, also can and reductive agent (as, sodium bisulfite (sodium hydrogenobisulfite), Sulfothiorine, sodium bisulfite (sodium hydrogenosulfite)) be used in combination.For example, persulphate and hydrogen peroxide can be used as water soluble starter, and cumene hydroperoxide, peroxide carbonic acid diisopropyl ester, benzoyl peroxide, 2,2 '-azo nitrile dimethyl, 2,2 '-Diisopropyl azodicarboxylate, 1,1 '-azo bicyclohexane-1-formonitrile HCN, cumene hydroperoxide can be used as oil-soluble initiator.Preferred initiator comprises 2,2 '-azo nitrile dimethyl and 1,1 '-azo bicyclohexane-1-nitrile.Oil-soluble initiator is preferably dissolved in monomer mixture or a small amount of solvent.The consumption of initiator is preferably about 0.1-2 weight part in the monomer mixture that per 100 weight parts are added.
The chain-transfer agent of any adequate types is all available, preferably serious delayed response the sort of not.The available chain-transfer agent for example comprises: mercaptan (as lauryl mercaptan, octyl mercaptan), halohydrocarbon (as tetracol phenixin, chloroform), xanthate (xanthogen) (as dithio xanthogenic acid dimethyl ester (dimethylxanthogendisulfide)) etc.The consumption of chain-transfer agent is generally per 100 weight parts and adds about 0-5 weight part in the monomer mixture.
Can use any suitable pH regulator agent.The agent of available pH regulator comprises for example yellow soda ash, salt of wormwood and sodium bicarbonate etc.The consumption of pH regulator agent is generally per 100 weight parts and adds about 0-2 weight part in the monomer mixture.
In reaction process, can add a small amount of solvent, for example, under the situation of having used seed grain,, improve film and form with helping monomer seed grain swelling (and therefore increasing mixing) at molecular level.The add-on of solvent should have workability, environmental sound, production safety, and/or does not weaken in the scope of fire resistance.Used solvent comprises acetone, methylethylketone, N-Methyl pyrrolidone, toluene, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) etc.
An advantage of the present invention be by containing ionic group or ionogen monomer randomly with the copolymerization in the presence of aqueous polymer dispersion of other monomer, introduce at least a ion or ionizable part to polymkeric substance, as the sulfonation part.Therefore, among the present invention, ion or ionizable functionality are received on the polymer chain with chemical bond-linking by polyreaction, have therefore avoided crosslinking technology.
In addition, the present invention can make the closely blend in dispersion (as water dispersion) of two or more polymkeric substance, preferably uses the seeding polymerization method.Therefore, the resin of gained is the formed tight blend of polymkeric substance of at least a polymkeric substance and at least a band ionic group or ionogen.Therefore, need not to use crosslinking technology and to the disadvantageous solvent solution of environment.In addition, owing to had ionic group or ionogen (as sulfonation group) on the monomer, need not to carry out the back sulfonation of resin with acid (as sulfuric acid and sulfonic acid or their derivative).In addition, because ionic group on the monomer or ionogen polymeric preferably, it is easy to control with ordinary method known in the art along the distribution of polymer chain, as injection adding, continuously feeding, back adding etc.Therefore, the distribution of the film intermediate ion group that is formed by blend polymer of gained or ionogen is than more easy to control in the past.Therefore, can realize customizing various character, for example homogeneity, randomness, unhomogeneity etc.
In the former technology, when blend polymer that contains at least a acrylic resin that brings to less a kind of ionic group or ionogen or Vinylite and at least a polymkeric substance (as thermoplastic fluoropolymer) blend, acrylic resin or Vinylite mutually can not be compatible with fluoropolymer well.As a result, domain sizes normally surpasses 1,000nm, and this makes electroconductibility also undesirable.Technology of the present invention has reduced acrylic resin or the domain sizes of Vinylite in additional polymer significantly, make these can compatiblely arrive domain sizes mutually less than 1,000nm, for example 500nm or lower degree, in many cases, domain sizes almost can't detect the degree of (if can detect) much smaller than 100nm to domain sizes, for example the present invention is shown in Figure 2.
Obtain this improved a kind of method and be to form above-mentioned acrylic resin or Vinylite with at least a ionic group or ionogen, then this acrylic resin or Vinylite are handled so that the ammonium counter ion He/Huo Phosphonium counter ion and ionic group or ionogen associate.In many embodiments, ionic group or the ionogen with respect to acrylic resin or Vinylite existence is the form of acid or salt.In order to realize one type ion-exchange, acid is neutralized salify.(the compound) Huo phosphonium compounds (as meeting Chan Sheng Phosphonium ionic compound) that produces ammonium ion as meeting realizes that described ammonium compound Huo phosphonium compounds for example is those that hereinafter will describe in detail by adding ammonium compound for this.The amount of ammonium compound Huo phosphonium compounds can be any ion-exchange or salifiable amount that is enough to obtain required degree.For example, can add ammonium compound or phosphonium compounds with in and about 40 weight % or more be low to moderate about 100 weight %, be more preferably ionic group or the ionogen of 70 weight % to about 95 weight %.Ammonium compound or phosphonium compounds can add by any way, for example simply sneak into acrylic resin or Vinylite in ammonium compound or phosphonium compounds.Ammonium compound Huo phosphonium compounds can be any form, and is preferably solid-state or liquid, is more preferably liquid state.Ion-exchange or handle can with the additional polymer blend before, during and/or carry out afterwards.In case added ammonium compound Huo phosphonium compounds, just form salt, after film forming, this salt can be got back to its original state by conversion, as mentioned above, in most of the cases is the form of acid.This can be by introducing acid in blend polymer, preferred strong acid (as sulfuric acid) realizes that this acid can cause forming again acid (for example protonated acid).Can use basic metal, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, the aqueous solution, rare H 2SO 4, rare HCl waits and replaces strong acid.Again the formation of acid can proceed to removes or removes basically (for example removing 95 weight % or higher) ammonium salt Huo phosphonium salt fully or can partly remove to required degree.Then, can use various technology to wash film, to remove ammonium compound with/Huo phosphonium compounds and any sour residue.Used water (for example deionized water) or other similar substance wash simply.Before or after ammonium compound Huo phosphonium compounds (as salt) is removed, can carry out crosslinked to film.It is crosslinked that film preferably uses conventional crosslinking technological to carry out, and above describes in detail.This is crosslinked help to guarantee acrylic resin or Vinylite can be in blend polymer locks in place, thereby improved electroconductibility and guaranteed that the consistency of each phase is able to long-term maintenance between the polymkeric substance.Remove ammonium with/Huo Phosphonium counter ion preferably carry out after film forming.Can use any counter ion to replace these counter ion with same effect.The present invention can obtain the more dispersion of homogeneous polymer blend, and electroconductibility and the greatly improved less domain sizes that significantly improves as mentioned above is provided.In the art, domain sizes also is known as bunch or ion cluster sometimes.Under any situation, the present invention all can make these territories or bunch size significantly reduce, be about 500nm or littler, in preferable embodiment, preferably almost can't discover, as shown in Figure 2.
About ammonium compound, as mentioned above, ammonium compound preferably forms the counter ion of ionic group or ionogen.These counter ion are ammonium counter ion, are more preferably the alkylammonium counter ion, again quaternary ammonium alkyl counter ion preferably.The alkyl of ammonium counter ion is C preferably 1-C 6Alkyl is although also can use other alkylammonium.In addition, can form, for example two or more dissimilar ammonium counter ion more than a kind of dissimilar counter ion.The Phosphonium counter ion also are kindred circumstances.Can use two or more different ammoniums He/Huo Phosphonium material to form the mixture of different ions or different kinds of ions.
As mentioned above, only as an example, the sulfonation of acid or salt form or phosphonic acids resin can blending ammonium compounds (as salt), quaternary organic ammonium compounds for example, thus this resin is changed into ammonium salt.This step can repeat for several times, to realize the transformation efficiency of gratifying resin to ammonium salt.The example of suitable ammonium salt comprises: tetramethyl-ammonium, tetraethyl ammonium, tetrapropyl ammonium, TBuA, four pentyl ammonium, tetrahexyl ammonium, benzyltrimethylammon.um, benzyl triethyl ammonium ammonium, the two ammoniums of hexane, decamethonium, cetyltrimethyl ammonium, decyl trimethyl ammonium, dodecyl trimethyl ammonium and methyltributylammoni,m, or its combination.The molecular weight of preferred ammonium salt is at least 186.Can use the mixture of ammonium salt in this method.Ammonium salt can contain organic group in quaternary ammonium salt, chemical formula is NR 1R 2R 3R 4 +, R wherein 1To R 4Be selected from C separately 1-C 30Alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or cycloalkyl.The ammonium salt counter ion are tetra-allkylammonium counter ion, four aryl ammonium counter ion, four aralkyl ammonium counter ion or cycloalkyl ammonium counter ion.Also can use the Phosphonium analogue that is similar to ammonium salt, for example tetramethyl-phosphonium salt etc.
As mentioned above, the resin that contains ammonium salt Huo phosphonium salt can adopt ordinary method processing, to make film or polymeric film.Then, preferably again to film or polymeric film handle with remove all or most of ammonium with/Huo phosphonium cation, film transformed gets back to its original form (as the form of acid or salt).This step can be that film or polymeric film are placed basic metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides solution or aqueous acid (as sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid).In some cases, can repeat this step and transform the transformation efficiency of getting back to acid or salt form or other desired form to reach gratifying ammonium salt Huo phosphonium salt.
In addition, because above-mentioned various advantages, purposes of the present invention includes but not limited to film, film, fuel cell, coating, ion exchange resin, recovery of oil, microbial film, store battery etc.
Available polymkeric substance of the present invention is made polymer ion exchange membrane or polyelectrolyte film.Polymer ion exchange membrane can prepare with the film-forming method of routine, these methods for example be melt extrude, solvent cast, latex cast etc.Available film of the present invention makes membrane electrode assembly, can make the fuel cell that uses this membrane electrode assembly.When using polymer film forming of the present invention, polymkeric substance can be any equivalent, preferably for ionic acrylic resin that exists in the polymkeric substance or Vinylite, equivalent is about 200-8,000, and 200-1 more preferably from about, 500, preferably about again 200-1,400.
More specifically, composition of the present invention is specially adapted to fuel cell, store battery etc.Design used in fuel cell and the store battery is identical with conventional fuel cell and store battery with assembly, and the different compositions of the present invention that have been to use form ion exchange polymer film.Therefore, the present invention can use as United States Patent (USP) 5,795,668, the Journal of Applied Polymer Science of EP 1 202 365A1, PCT application WO 98/22989, WO 02/075835 and WO98/20573 and Lin etc., Vol.70, the design and the preparation method of fuel cell described in the 121-127 (1998) and store battery, these reference draw in full in this and are reference.This film can use separately or use with conventional fillers (as silicon-dioxide etc.).Fuel cell can use liquid or geseous fuel, and liquid hydrocarbon for example is as methyl alcohol.Fuel battery energy of the present invention carries out work under the working conditions of broad.Fuel cell of the present invention can have porous supporting course and ion exchange resin, and wherein ion exchange resin is bearing on the one side at least of porous supporting course.The present invention can be used for direct methanol fuel cell or other fuel cell.Preferably, fuel cell of the present invention has low fuel rate of permeation, high conductivity and/or high mechanical strength.The thickness of film can be conventional, preferably about 0.5-10 mil, more preferably from about 1-5 mil.In addition, film preferably equivalent is about 200-2500, more preferably from about 20-1400.The porous supporting course can be made by any conventional material, and for example fluoropolymer or other contain hydrocarbon polymer (as polyolefine).The porous supporting course has conventional parameter aspect aperture, porosity and the thickness.Fuel cell of the present invention preferably has good electrical property and relative low resistance.
Some perfluorinated polymers ion-exchange membrane is known in the art, cation transport highly can be provided, be widely used in ion-exchange membrane.Ion exchange polymer film is known as solid polymer electrolyte or polymer exchange membrane (PEM).
The most frequently used and commercially available film is Nafion  and Aciplex .They are fluoridized sulfonation ionomers, so-called PFSI.With the PFSI film is that the PEM of base has following shortcoming usually.
I) bad mechanical property causes fault and breaks.
Ii) battery operated temperature window is limited, causes problems such as water management, CO poisoning.
Iii) cost height.
Iv) the EW that is allowed is limited in scope.
V) lack crosslinked possibility.
Because in PFSI, ionomer and polymeric matrix (PTFE) are copolymerizations, because the variation of ionomer consumption can directly have influence on polymeric matrix and vice versa, therefore EW that can reach and mechanical property is limited in scope.By blend ionomer and polymeric matrix, can be independent of the EW that polymeric matrix is realized wide region possibly greatlyyer.So just can obtain the film of low EW and keep the favorable mechanical performance.
When being used for fuel cell or store battery, film places and can reach 150 ℃ strong acid media, and is present in the environment such as electrochemistry, solvent, requires to have the chemical resistant properties and the anti-electrochemistry of height thus.These require to be met when using perfluorinated membranes usually, because intrinsic chemical resistant properties of perfluorinated membranes and anti-electrochemistry.Yet, the non-fluoridized polymer dielectric film that can satisfy above-mentioned requirements was not almost described in the document.
At fuel is in the application of liquid fuel, and film is very crucial for the barrier property of this fuel.For example, in direct methanol fuel cell, fuel can be the methanol aqueous solution of dilution (1M to 4M).Almost there is not a kind of film can satisfy required barrier property.
For the application of store battery, chlor-alkali cell and fuel cell, the physical strength of film is an important performance.In fact, film can be subjected to High Pressure Difference usually.In addition, physical strength becomes more crucial when film extremely thin (less than 100 microns).Yet commercially available PFSI film shows limited mechanical property, loses efficacy or breaks through regular meeting during battery operated, causes irreversible damage.Overcome this problem many methods are arranged.By this ionomer being blended in the polymeric matrix with good mechanical strength, can making film with high proton electric conductivity and good overall mechanical property.
For machinery and the chemical property that strengthens polymkeric substance, a kind of easy and effective means is crosslinked.Yet it is crosslinked to be difficult to realization in PFSI, and reason is that fluorinated monomer and perfluorinated ionomers are difficult for and non-perfluorination functional monomer copolymerization.And, do not have or almost do not have fluoridized functional monomer on the market.Blend polymer of the present invention make the functional monomer can with the ionomer copolymerization, perhaps make crosslinkable polymer or monomer to join in the blend.Just can easily carry out crosslinked like this, if necessary.
The film great majority of describing in the document that are used for DMFC are faced with the problem that is difficult to obtain low methanol permeability and low area resistance over-all properties.Great majority wherein show high regional resistance when having low methanol permeability, vice versa.For example, in the Nafion film, add and help to reduce methanol permeability really, but can cause regional resistance to increase, because additive is not a proton conductive such as additives such as filler or PTFE O-fibers.It is desirable to, need to obtain low area resistance (the highest proton shifting rate) and low methanol permeability.Below based on the explanation of tables of open source literature data this point.This shows that although methanol permeability is significantly reduced, what bring is lower electric conductivity.In order to compare with the present invention, regional resistance is used for the data of self-reference paper and calculates.
Table 1
The performance of partly sulfonated Polystyrene Film comes from N.Carretta, V.Tricoli, F.Picchioni, J.Memb.Sci., 166 (2000) 189.
22 ℃ D@22 ℃ of IEC wet thickness σ
Film
eq/g???????μm???????????mS/cm??????10 -6cm 2/s
Nafion?117????0.90???????216???????????75.9???????1.30
SPS?15????????1.24???????105???????????1.5????????0.027
SPS?18????????1.34???????233???????????32?????????0.52
SPS?20????????1.41???????338???????????50?????????0.52
*Be obtained from V.Tricoli, J.Electrochem.Soc., 145 (1998) 3798.
The performance of partly sulfonated Polystyrene Film comes from N.Carretta, V.Tricoli, F.Picchioni, J.Memb.Sci., 166 (2000) 189.
22 ℃ R22 ℃ of IEC wet thickness σ bD22 ℃ of J b
Film 10 -16
Meq/g????μm??????mS/cm?????Ω/cm 2????10 -6cm 2/s
mol/cm 2/s
Nafion?117 a?0.90?????216??????75.9??????0.28???????1.30???????6.02
SPS?15???????1.24?????105??????1.5???????7.00???????0.027??????0.26
SPS?18???????1.34?????233??????32????????0.61???????0.52???????2.65
SPS?20???????1.41?????338??????50????????0.68???????0.52???????1.54
aV.Tricoli，J.Electrochem.Soc.，145(1998)3798.
bCalculate by the value that Carretta etc. provides.
Table 2
The performance of partly sulfonated polystyrene-ethylene butene random copolymers-polystyrene block copolymer film comes from J.Kim, B.Kim, B.Jung, J.Memb.Sci., 166 (2000) 189
Film wet thickness σ D
μm?????????????mS/cm???????10 -6cm 2/s
Nafion?117???????～220???????????30??????????2.60
15％SSEBS????????313?????????????1.3?????????0.021
22％SSEBS????????287?????????????18??????????0.65
34％SSEBS????????274?????????????32??????????0.12
47％SSEBS????????342?????????????45??????????0.26
The performance of partly sulfonated polystyrene-ethylene butene random copolymers-polystyrene block copolymer film comes from J.Kim, B.Kim, B.Jung, J.Memb.Sci., 166 (2000) 189.
Film wet thickness σ R *D J *
10 -16
μm????????mS/cm?????Ω/cm 2??10 -6cm 2/s
mol/cm 2/s
Nafion?117???～220??????30????????0.73?????2.60???????11.8
15％SSEBS????313????????1.3???????24???????0.021??????0.07
22％SSEBS????287????????18????????1.59?????0.65???????2.26
34％SSEBS????274????????32????????0.86?????0.12???????4.38
47％SSEBS????342????????45????????0.76?????0.26???????7.60
*The value that is provided by Kim etc. calculates.
At last, another obstacle is the restriction to battery temperature.This mainly is the chemical structure because of polymkeric substance itself, and it is based on the copolymerization of TFE and fluoridized sulfonated monomers.As everyone knows, PTFE does not have good anti-mechanicalness when high temperature.Because the mechanical property of commercially available PFSI when high temperature is not good, present battery operational temperatures is between 65-80 ℃, and this causes being very difficult to carry out the problem of water management.In order to obtain need not the fuel cell that expensive loaded down with trivial details equipment is managed current, need to bear the film of comparatively high temps.
In order to overcome above-mentioned limitation and to develop a kind of film that can be used for fuel cell, synthetic a kind of new type of polymer polyelectrolyte film becomes focus.In one embodiment, developed a kind of new type of polymer dielectric film, wherein:
A) ionomer (polyelectrolyte) is not fluoridized.
B) PEM is the blend between polymkeric substance and the ionomer.
C) by selecting paired polymkeric substance/ionomer rightly, can obtain very good mechanical properties.The physical strength height of gained polyelectrolyte film.
D), can obtain excellent performance by ionomer is dispersed in the polymeric matrix rightly.
E) can obtain excellent performance by character and the consumption of selecting counter ion used in the system film rightly.
F) can strengthen selectivity, especially the methyl alcohol selectivity of alcohol by the preparation multilayer film, keep all other key property simultaneously.
G) different with film described in most of documents, film of the present invention shows low methanol permeability and low area resistance.This is to use polyelectrolyte of the present invention to realize.
By selecting the character of counter ion used in non-fluoridized ionomer resin, fluoropolymer matrix, the system film rightly, can preferably obtain to overcome the film of one or more PFSI shortcomings.
Among the present invention, can directly control the position (being different from the sulfonation that crosslinking technology produces) of ionic group (as sulfonation group), the present invention can use commercially available monomer, has avoided the very complicated step of preparation " sulfonation perfluorinated ionomers " thus.Method of the present invention also is very simple for the method for preparing perfluorination sulfonation ionomer (as Nafion  or Aciplex ).
In one embodiment, polyelectrolyte film is formed by a kind of composition, said composition contain at least a acrylic resin that has at least a ionic group or an ionogen and/or Vinylite or both.Preferably, at least a ammonium counter ion are with/Huo Phosphonium counter ion and at least a ionic group or ionogen coexistence.But also there is at least a additional polymer.Preferably, the amount of at least a ionic group or ionogen is about 200-2,500EW.Remove counter ion (for example transforming the sour form of getting back to) as mentioned above.In one embodiment, polyelectrolyte film is particularly useful for fuel cell, comprises the fuel cell of direct fuel energy supply, for example direct methanol fuel cell or polymer electrolyte fuel cells.The present invention preferably can make fuel permeability (as methanol permeability) reduce.And/or, the present invention also provides a kind of film of low area resistance.In addition, thickness can significantly reduce by the inventive method, obtains low fuel rate of permeation and/or low area resistance simultaneously.
In addition, can be randomly, film can have one or more layers.Each layer can be identical or different with other layer.By using multilayer film can obtain fuel (as the methyl alcohol) selectivity and the proton conductivity of various degree.Each layer can have identical or different chemical constitution, thickness, perhaps with the ammonium of different amounts and type He/Huo Phosphonium counter ion form.By using multi-layer film structure, fuel permeability can further reduce.
Multilayer film of the present invention can make with several different methods.As mentioned above, available normal pouring or other stratification technology make each layer earlier.And then these layers are combined to form a multi-layer film structure.These layers can be glued together, and perhaps link together by other common method that forms laminate structures.Can also form one deck, form the second layer on one deck before then the second layer being cast in, so form the requisite number zone of interest.Multilayered structure of the present invention can be have two-layer, three layers, four layers or more multi-layered.Each layer of multi-layer polyelectrolyte film can make with identical or different mode.Therefore, each layer of multi-layer polyelectrolyte film can by extrude, the cast of solvent cast, latex or other film technique make.For example, one deck can be extruded, and another layer can be poured into a mould, or the like.In addition, can use the laminated technology of any combination copolymer layer to form each layer.Therefore, the combination of any stratification technology can be used for the present invention to form multilayered structure.
Multi-layer polyelectrolyte film of the present invention can have the layer that one or more layers contains polyelectrolyte of the present invention.In addition, can be randomly, one or more layers of this multilayer film can contain other commercially available polyelectrolyte, for example Nafion , Flemion  and Aciplex  polymkeric substance or other perfluorinated material.For the purpose of the present invention, one deck should contain polyelectrolyte of the present invention at least.
Preferably, polyelectrolyte film of the present invention is when being used for fuel cell, and methanol permeability is 5 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s or lower is more preferably 3 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s or lower, preferably 1 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s or lower.Suitable scope can comprise about 0.01 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s to 3 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s, about 0.1 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s to 3 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s.Other scope also is fine.And/or, when polyelectrolyte film of the present invention was used for fuel cell, regional resistance was about 0.3 Ω/cm 2Or lower, preferably be about 0.1 Ω/cm 2Or it is lower.Suitable scope comprises about 0.1-0.3 Ω/cm 2, about 0.05-0.3 Ω/cm 2
As mentioned above, can use the fuel cell, store battery etc. of the polyelectrolyte in combination thing of the present invention that comprises membranaceous or other shape.
In all forms, unless otherwise noted, the amount of monomer and seed grain all is weight percentage.
Proton conductivity is measured:
(EIS 300 systems with PC4 750 potentiostats and operation electrochemical impedance spectroscopy) measure proton conductivity with 4 probe structures with the Gamry instrument.(film boils 1 hour in water after) measures with differing temps in liquid water.Use EIS to measure the resistance R of determining, calculate conductivity with following formula: σ = d w × t × R , In the formula, w is the width of film, and d is the distance between the internal electrode, and R is the resistance of film.
Zone resistance: regional resistance is used for characterizing the electric conductivity of per unit thickness, therefore membrane resistance is taken into account.The unit of zone resistance is Ω cm 2The zone resistance R aBe represented as the function of proton conductivity σ and thickness t: R a = t σ . It is noted that this zone resistance is different from the surface resistance R that is generally used for microelectronics or vitreous coating industry, the latter is expressed as R S = 1 t × σ , Unit is Ω/cm 2
The methanol/ethanol infiltration is measured
With differential refractometer Waters 410 monitoring continuously methanol concentrations.Used flow is 2ml/min.Used methanol aqueous solution concentration is generally 1mol/l.
Rate of permeation coefficient D:
Measure the methyl alcohol spread coefficient with diaphragm cell (E.L.Cussler, Diffusion, the 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997).Film methyl alcohol spread coefficient is expressed as:
D = 1 β × t × ln ( C 0 B - C 0 A C t B - C t A ) - - ( I )
In the formula, β (cm -2) be the diaphragm cell constant, β = A l × ( 1 V A - 1 V B ) , T is time (s), C 0 AAnd C 0 BBe the initial methanol concentration (mol/l) in two chambers (anolyte compartment and cathode compartment), C t AAnd C t BBe the methanol concentration (mol/l) during t in two chambers, V AAnd V BBe the volume (cm of two battery rooms 3).
The methyl alcohol flux:
The methyl alcohol flux J that passes film is as giving a definition:
J = D l × ( C 0 - C )
In the formula, D is the methyl alcohol spread coefficient of film, the 1st, and thickness, (C 0-C) be concentration gradient by film.
Selectivity:
In the DMFC field, film selectivity α is a key index that is used for weighing film quality.The selectivity definition is:
α = σ D
In the formula, σ is a film conductivity, and D is the methyl alcohol spread coefficient.
The present invention will further specify with following embodiment, and these embodiment are just to example of the present invention.
Embodiment
With following material and reaction conditions index composition of the present invention.
Ionomeric synthetic as PCT applies for described in the WO 01/60872, and the document is drawn in full at this and is reference.
With blade applicator casting film on glass substrate, be to solidify 1-15 minute in 150-200 ℃ the baking oven in temperature.
Raw material
Use monomer (ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc., Aldrich), (Aldrich DuPont), tensio-active agent (Aldrich) and buffer reagent (Aldrich), need not further purification to initiator.
Desmodur BL-3175A is the product of Bayer Corp, and it is the hexamethylene diisocyanate oligopolymer that block has methyl ethyl ketoxime.
Embodiment 1
(EW=278) 55% aqueous solution and the 40.31 gram NMP of the ionomer solution in NMP (25 weight %), 2.75 gram TBAOH (deriving from Sachem) also mix to add SEM/HEMA/MMA/ vinylbenzene (10.8 gram) in the reactor of being furnished with appropriate inlet and equipment.In 20.16 these solution of gram, add 2.36 gram Kynar2801 (ATOFINA Chemicals) powder, simultaneously in 60 ℃ of stirrings until dissolving.In case the acquisition homogeneous phase solution adds 0.52 gram Desmodur BL3175A isocyanate crosslinking (Bayer) and 0.02 gram DBTDL catalyzer and mixing.This solution is poured on the sheet glass, uses the scraper drawout, in 177 ℃ of bakings 7 minutes.In 65 ℃ with 1 moles of hydrogen chloric acid (HCl) and sulfuric acid (H 2SO 4) respectively handled 2 hours, film is carried out protonated, use deionized water wash then.The proton conductivity of film records with the AC impedance, is 30mS/cm, and 25 ℃ regional resistance is 0.15 Ω/cm 2
Embodiment 2-7:
Press the identical preparation method of embodiment 1.The consumption of reagent and test result are shown in table 3,4 and 5.
Embodiment 8:
Be prepared as follows the nmp solution of the polyelectrolyte of TBA form: in the 25 weight % solution of 6428 gram polyelectrolyte in NMP, add 2204 gram TBAOH (55% aqueous solution), remove and anhydrate.Then, add 4445 gram NMP.In 6051 these solution of gram, add 1878 gram Kynar 2801 and 7149 gram NMP, stir until dissolving.In the solution of the 41.05 above-mentioned polyelectrolyte/Kynar of gram in NMP, add 0.39 gram Desmodur N3300 isocyanate crosslinking (Bayer) and mixing.This solution is poured on the sheet glass, uses the scraper drawout, in 177 ℃ of bakings 7 minutes.In 65 ℃ with 1 moles of hydrogen chloric acid (HCl) and sulfuric acid (H 2SO 4) respectively handled 2 hours, film is carried out protonated, use deionized water wash then.The proton conductivity of film records with the AC impedance, is 60mS/cm, and 25 ℃ regional resistance is 0.06 Ω/cm 2
Embodiment 9:
Undertaken by embodiment 8, different is not add isocyanate crosslinking.The proton conductivity of film records with the AC impedance, is 60mS/cm, and 25 ℃ regional resistance is 0.06 Ω/cm 2
Embodiment 10:
Press the identical preparation method of embodiment 8.The consumption of reagent and test result are shown in table 3,4 and 5.
Comparative example 11:
(EW=278) 48% aqueous solution and the 25.80 gram NMP of the ionomer solution in NMP (25 weight %), 0.39 gram NaOH also mix to add SEM/HEMA/MMA/ vinylbenzene (5.62 gram) in reactor.In this solution, add 3.65 gram Kynar 2801 (ATOFINA Chemicals) powder, simultaneously in 60 ℃ of stirrings until dissolving.In case obtain homogeneous phase solution, add 0.80 gram Desmodur BL3175A isocyanate crosslinking (Bayer) and 0.04 gram DBTDL catalyzer and mixing.This solution is poured on the sheet glass, uses the scraper drawout, in 177 ℃ of bakings 7 minutes.In 65 ℃ with 1 moles of hydrogen chloric acid (HCl) and sulfuric acid (H 2SO 4) respectively handled 2 hours, film is carried out protonated, use deionized water wash then.The proton conductivity of film records with the AC impedance, is 6mS/cm, and 25 ℃ regional resistance is 0.53 Ω/cm 2
Embodiment 12:
Undertaken by embodiment 1 identical preparation method.Behind the one adding linking agent, the solution blackening, preparation stops.The consumption of reagent is shown in table 3 and table 4.
Comparative example 13:
Undertaken by embodiment 1 identical preparation method, but do not add organic quaternary ammonium salt.The consumption of reagent and test result are shown in table 3,4 and 5.
The preparation of table 3 polyelectrolyte solution
Example # Polyelectrolyte Counter ion Solvent
Strength of solution (weight %) Add-on (gram) Positively charged ion M+ Strength of solution (weight %) Add-on (gram) NMP (gram)
????1 ????25 ????10.80 ??TBAOH ??55 ??2.75 ??40.31
????2 ????25 ????5.63 ??TBAOH ??55 ??1.87 ??25.77
????3 ????15 ????98.01 ??TBAOH ??55 ??19.86 ??0
????4 ????15 ????98.01 ??TBAOH ??55 ??19.86 ??0
????5 ????15 ????98.01 ??TBAOH ??55 ??19.86 ??0
????6 ????15 ????98.01 ??TBAOH ??55 ??19.86 ??0
????7 ????25 ????10.83 ??TPAOH ??40 ??3.93 ??38.99
????8 ????25 ????8.76 ??TBAOH ??55 ??3.00 ??24.17
????9 ????25 ????8.76 ??TBAOH ??55 ??3.00 ??24.17
????10 ????25 ????9.01 ??TBAOH ??55 ??3.04 ??6
????11 ????25 ????5.62 ??NAOH ??48 ??0.39 ??25.80
????12 ????25 ????5.62 ??TBAOH ??55 ??2.66 ??25.67
????13 ????25 ????6.30 Do not have ??0 ??0 ??4.21
Table 4: the preparation of polyelectrolyte/fluoropolymer blend solution
A=powder, b=15 weight % solution in NMP
Polyelectrolyte solution ??????????Kynar Linking agent Catalyzer
Example # (gram) (gram) Form (gram) (gram)
????1 ??20.16 ????2.36 ????a ????0.52 ????0.02
????2 ??33.27 ????0.37 ????a ????0.82 ????0.03
????3 ??16.76 ????15.05 ????b ????0.98 ????0.05
????4 ??16.75 ????22.62 ????b ????0.97 ????0.05
????5 ??16.75 ????35.17 ????b ????0.99 ????0.06
????6 ??16.74 ????60.31 ????b ????0.98 ????0.08
????7 ??22.39 ????2.63 ????a ????0.62 ????0.03
????8 ??35.93 ????5.11 ????a ????0.39 Do not have
????9 ??35.93 ????5.11 ????a Do not have Do not have
????10 ??18.046 ????35 ????b ????1.16 ????0.05
????11 ??31.81 ????3.65 ????a ????0.8 ????0.04
????12 ??33.95 ????3.68 ????a The solution blackening
????13 ??10.51 ????24.5 ????b ????0.86 ????0.06
Table 5: polyelectrolyte film is at 25 ℃ proton conductivity
Example Electric conductivity (mS/cm) Zone resistance (ohm-sq centimetre)
????1 ????30 ??0.15
????2 ????30 ??0.12
????3 ????90 ??0.07
????4 ????90 ??0.06
????5 ????50 ??0.12
????6 ????40 ??0.11
????7 ????50 ??0.08
????8 ????60 ??0.06
????9 ????60 ??0.06
????10 ????42 ??0.09
????11 ????6 ??0.53
????13 ????8 ??0.51
Test
Carry out conductivity measurement with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy with the four point probe structure.This is measured with Gamry instrument (potentiostat-Galvanostat ZRAPC4/750 and EIS 300 softwares) 5 * 10 -5And measure between the 1Hz.Shown value at room temperature obtains under the submerged conditions.
Legend
SEM methacrylic acid sulphur ethyl ester
Kynar 2801 PVDF multipolymers
The MMA methyl methacrylate
The HEMA hydroxyethyl methylacrylate
The TBAOH tetrabutylammonium
The TPAOH tetrapropylammonium hydroxide
NaOH sodium hydroxide
The NMP N-Methyl pyrrolidone
The DBTDL dibutyl tin dilaurate
Embodiment 14
By embodiment 8 described carrying out, different is that chemical constitution and consumption are shown in following table 6.Table 6 also shows the conductivity measurement value that obtains with same procedure.
Table 6
Neutralizing agent Neutralization (%) Kynar content (accounting for the weight % of polymkeric substance total amount) Crosslinked functionality rate Electric conductivity (mS/cm)
??TBAOH ????80 ??60 ????0.7 ????170
??TBAOH ????80 ??60 ????0.9 ????169
??TBAOH ????80 ??60 ????1.1 ????140
??TPAOH ????95 ??65 ????0.7 ????152
??TPAOH ????95 ??65 ????0.9 ????142
??TPAOH ????95 ??65 ????1.1 ????133
By above embodiment as seen, the electric conductivity of polyelectrolyte film of the present invention, for example the electric conductivity shown in embodiment 1-10 and the embodiment 14 will be higher than the electric conductivity in comparative example 11 and 13 far away.In addition, shown in table 3 and table 4, the resistance that uses the technology of the present invention and polymkeric substance to obtain has also reduced widely.
Embodiment 15
In following examples, linking agent is the Desmodur BL3175A isocyanate crosslinking of Bayer.
Catalyzer is dibutyl tin dilaurate (DBTDL) catalyzer of Atofina.
In preparation F1, add pulverous Kynar 2801 fluoropolymers.
Preparation F4 and F5 are made by solution S 4 and S5, the blend exchange of they and two kinds of counter ion TPAOH and TMAOH.
Preparation F6 is made by solution S 6, the blend exchange of it and two kinds of counter ion TBAOH and TPAOH.
Preparation F9 is made by solution S 9, the blend exchange of it and two kinds of counter ion TPAOH and TEAOH.
Preparation F7 is made by solution S 7, and it is used and the TPAOH neutralization of using same amount always, but is prepared with higher fluoropolymer/polyelectrolyte ratio.
Preparation F15 to F18 is made by solution S 15 to S18 respectively, uses the neutralization with the TPAOH of same amount commonly used, but is prepared with different fluoropolymers/polyelectrolyte ratio.
Table 7 illustrates various components and consumption.Same procedure described in the embodiment before unless otherwise noted, they are all followed.
Table 7: the preparation of polyelectrolyte solution
All polyelectrolyte P1, P2 and P3 all add with 25 weight % solution in NMP, and polyelectrolyte P1, P2 and P3 have same composition, just batch difference.
Polyelectrolyte Counter ion Solvent
Example # Strength of solution (weight %) Add-on (gram) Positively charged ion M+ Strength of solution (weight %) Add-on (gram) NMP (gram)
??S1 ????P1 ????6037 TBAOH ??55％ ??1083 ????12981
??S2 ????P2 ????20.02 TPAOH ??40％ ??7.28 ????16.51
??S3 ????P3 ????19.04 TPAOH ??40％ ??6.99 ????15.07
??S4 ????P2 ????20.01 TPAOH TMAOH ??40％ ??25％ ??3.65 ??2.62 ????14.62
??S5 ????P3 ????10.00 TPAOH TMAOH ??40％ ??25％ ??1.90 ??1.32 ????7.60
??S6 ????P2 ????12.00 TBAOH TPAOH ??55％ ??40％ ??2.03 ??2.18 ????9.38
??S7 ????P2 ????15.13 TBAOH ??55％ ??5.11 ????10.86
??S8 ????P3 ????13.01 TPAOH ??40％ ??4.73 ????9.76
??S9 ????P2 ????12.06 TPAOH TEAOH ??40％ ??25％ ??2.19 ??3.23 ????11.51
??S10 ????P3 ????35.02 TPAOH ??40％ ??12.74 ????27.20
??S11 ????P3 ????15.09 TMAOH ??25％ ??3.92 ????10.74
??S12 ????P3 ????15.01 TEAOH ??20％ ??7.91 ????12.53
??S13 ????P2 ????20.03 TEAOH ??20％ ??10.63 ????17.03
??S14 ????P2 ????20.05 TMAOH ??25％ ??5.22 ????14.90
??S15 ????P3 ????9.55 TPAOH ??40％ ??3.46 ????7.00
??S16 ????P3 ????25.04 TPAOH ??40％ ??9.11 ????18.91
??S17 ????P3 ????19.04 TPAOH ??40％ ??6.99 ????15.07
??S18 ????P3 ????25.05 TPAOH ??40％ ??9.32 ????23.85
Table 8 shows the formulations prepared from solutions polyelectrolyte with table 7.
The preparation of table 8 polyelectrolyte/fluoropolymer blend solution
Used fluoropolymer is Kynar 2800 fluoropolymers among these embodiment, a=powder, b=15 weight % solution in NMP
Polyelectrolyte Fluoropolymer Linking agent Catalyzer
Example # Solution Weight (gram) (gram) Form (gram) (gram)
????F1 ????S1 ????16789 ??1874 ????a ????342 ????16
????F2 ????S2 ????37.61 ??77.8 ????b ????2.18 ????0.15
????F3 ????S3 ????34.8 ??73.92 ????b ????2.14 ????0.12
????F4 ????S4 ????35.5 ??77.81 ????b ????2.48 ????0.13
????F5 ????S5 ????17.82 ??38.91 ????b ????1.09 ????.017
????F6 ????S6 ????22.19 ??46.76 ????b ????1.26 ????0.08
????F7 ????S7 ????28.10 ??100.05 ????b ????1.64 ????0.15
????F8 ????S8 ????23.60 ??86.70 ????b ????1.42 ????0.12
????F9 ????S9 ????21.69 ??46.72 ????b ????1.26 ????0.08
????F10 ????S10 ????63.46 ??136.12 ????b ????3.80 ????0.23
????F11 ????S11 ????25.15 ??58.37 ????b ????1.70 ????0.09
????F12 ????S12 ????26.74 ??58.35 ????b ????1.63 ????0.10
????F13 ????S13 ????37.59 ??77.83 ????b ????2.27 ????0.12
????F14 ????S14 ????34.77 ??77.80 ????b ????2.15 ????0.14
????F15 ????S15 ????17.31 ??89.85 ????b ????1.08 ????0.12
????F16 ????S16 ????45.56 ??62.55 ????b ????2.69 ????0.12
????F17 ????S17 ????34.8 ??73.92 ????b ????2.14 ????0.12
????F18 ????S18 ????45.62 ??10.45 ????b ????2.74 ????0.08
Table 9 shows the condition that forms one or more layers film.
Table 9: embodiment
The condition of cure of all films (or layer): 177 ℃ 7 minutes, air-flow=1800rpm, different was for M1 and M2:127 ℃ 6 minutes, air-flow=1300rpm
The second layer and the 3rd layer are applied in (the wet technology that is coated in dry film) on the dry film separately
Rete 1 Rete 2 Rete 3 Telolemma
Example # Blend solution Roll gap (Gap) (μ m) Blend solution Roll gap (μ m) Blend solution Roll gap (μ m) Dried thickness
??M1 ??F1 330 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????50
??M2 ??F1 660 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????25
??M3 ??F2 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????26
??M4 ??F3 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????26
??M5 ??F4 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????42
??M6 ??F5 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????40
??M7 ??F6 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????29
??M8 ??F7 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????31
??M9 ??F8 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????27
??M10 ??F9 400 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????23
??M11 ??F10 500 ??- ??- ??- ??- ????44
??M12 ??F10 300 ??F11 ??110 ??- ??- ????25
??M13 ??F2 200 ??F13 ??400 ??- ??- ????41
??M14 ??F2 200 ??F2 ??250 ??- ??- ????25
??M15 ??F10 300 ??F12 ??180 ??- ??- ????30
??M16 ??F2 200 ??F13 ??250 ??- ??- ????30
??M17 ??F2 200 ??F14 ??250 ??- ??- ????26
??M18 ??F10 300 ??F12 ??110 ??- ??- ????26
??M19 ??F10 300 ??F11 ??180 ??- ??- ????38
??M20 ??F15 200 ??F16 ??250 ??- ??- ????31
??M21 ??F17 100 ??F18 ??220 ??F17 ??150 ????42
Table 10 shows the performance of the film that makes.
Table 10: film properties
Film Wet thickness ??σ25℃ ????R25℃ ????D ????J
??μm ??mS/cm ????Ω/cm 2 ????10-6cm 2/s ????10-16mol/cm 2/s
????Nafion?112 ??61 ??97 ????0.06 ????0.51 ????8.37
????Nafion?117 ??221 ??95 ????0.23 ????0.99 ????4.50
Individual layer
????M1 ??61 ??61 ????0.10 ????0.36 ????5.90
????M2 ??28 ??62 ????0.04 ????0.23 ????8.38
????M3 ??35 ??27 ????0.12 ????0.10 ????2.77
????M4 ??37 ??42 ????0.08 ????0.17 ????4.59
????M5 ??72 ??28 ????0.19 ????0.001 ????0.01
????M6 ??99 ??29 ????0.3 ????0.002 ????0.02
????M7 ??40 ??38 ????0.11 ????0.14 ????3.45
????M8 ??31 ??35 ????0.09 ????0.11 ????3.48
????M9 ??31 ??12 ????0.26 ????0.03 ????1.01
????M10 ??36 ??21 ????0.19 ????0.12 ????3.51
????M11 ??63 ??36 ????0.13 ????0.21 ????3.41
Double-deck ????M12 ??28 ??19 ????0.15 ????0.006 ????0.22
????M13 ??66 ??22 ????0.28 ????0.09 ????1.36
????M14 ??35 ??40 ????0.10 ????0.11 ????3.19
????M15 ??42 ??43 ????0.09 ????0.13 ????3.14
????M16 ??42 ??40 ????0.11 ????0.11 ????2.57
????M17 ??35 ??11 ????0.33 ????0.0007 ????0.02
????M18 ??34 ??33 ????0.10 ????0.09 ????2.56
????M19 ??42 ??40 ????0.09 ????0.005 ????0.10
????M20 ??40 ??44 ????0.09 ????0.04 ????0.97
Three layers ????M21 ??68 ??72 ????0.10 ????0.47 ????6.40
As shown in table 10, the present invention has made has the excellent low area resistance and/or the film of low permeability.Consider these performances provided by the invention, can aspect thickness, regional resistance and methanol permeability, obtain excellent comprehensive performances.The various films that form by many embodiments of the present invention and commercially available Nafion  as seen, the methanol permeability of film of the present invention is much lower, and regional resistance is comparable.More considerablely be that embodiment of the present invention is fluoridized polymkeric substance of right and wrong all usually.
According to this specification sheets and the wherein enforcement of the present invention of announcement, other embodiment of the present invention will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art.Specification sheets and embodiment only are used as demonstration, and following claim has been determined actual range of the present invention and purport.

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1. polyelectrolyte, it comprises:
A) at least a acrylic resin that contains at least a ionic group or ionogen and/or Vinylite or both; With
B) at least a additional polymer, wherein a) with b) different, domain sizes a) is 500nm or lower, preferably 100nm or lower.
2. polyelectrolyte as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described at least a additional polymer is a fluoropolymer.
3. polyelectrolyte as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the electric conductivity of described polyelectrolyte is 20mS/cm or bigger, preferably 50-200mS/cm when forming film.
4. polyelectrolyte as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that described at least a acrylic resin that contains at least a ionic group or ionogen and/or Vinylite or both contain at least a ammonium counter ion with/Huo Phosphonium counter ion.
5. membrane electrode assembly that comprises the described polyelectrolyte film of claim 1.
6. fuel cell that comprises the described membrane electrode assembly of claim 5.
7. fuel cell as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that described fuel cell works with liquid hydrocarbon fuels.
8. multi-layer polyelectrolyte film, it comprises two-layer or multilayer, wherein one deck comprises at least:
A) at least a acrylic resin that contains at least a ionic group or ionogen and/or Vinylite or both;
B) at least a additional polymer, wherein a) with b) different, the amount of described at least a ionic group or ionogen is about 200-2,500EW, the methanol permeability of described film are 5 * 10 -16Mol/cm 2/ s or lower.
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